3 YOU VE CREATED A REALLY AWESOME ebook. It took some time to write because it s packed full of really great content. The ebook is on your website, ready to be downloaded by hundreds of potential customers. WHAT DO YOU DO NOW? Don t just stop at a free download. You ve put hours of work and a lot of resources into your ebook, so get as much use from it as you can. This guide will show you how we created 0+ pieces of content from one ebook and you can, too!

4 LEAD BY EXAMPLE. Throughout this guide, we ll show you how to repurpose an ebook into content using examples from SmartBug Media s ebook: The Ultimate Guide to Inbound Marketing Personas. The 34-page guide provides a powerful persona development process and 75 questions to turbocharge an inbound marketing plan. To follow along with the ebook, click here for your free download.

5 Businesses that blog average 55% more website visitors than those that don t.. Blogs

6 BLOGGING NATURALLY POSITIONS YOU TO PRESENT YOUR READERS WITH AN EFFECTIVE CALL-TO-ACTION. Therefore, the first and easiest step in repurposing your ebook is to create blog posts around the content. On the next few pages, you ll get some tips on how to break up the content into articles and garner interest through guest posts..

7 BLOG POSTS 5+ Content Pieces. Create blog posts of ebook announcement [New ebook] The Ultimate Guide to Inbound Marketing Personas 2. Repurpose the what (intro typically) concept from your ebook into a blog post 3 Reasons You Should Start Using Personas Immediately 3. Repurpose the why concept (chapters -2) 3 Must-Haves for Persona Development 4. Repurpose the how concept (middle) Ask These Questions for Better Persona Development. 5. Repurpose the steps to execute and examples (last chapter) typically. Copyright 5 Positive Results of Inbound Marketing Personas 82% of marketers who blog daily acquired a customer using their blog, as opposed to 57% of marketers who blog monthly which, by itself, is still an impressive result. 2 Breakdown the text of your ebook into simple steps for blog posts. Titles might include: 0 Tips For or 7 Signs Your Company Needs or How to [fill in industry terms]. 2 State of Inbound Marketing, SmartBug Media. All rights reserved.

10 DUE TO THE PROLIFERATION OF MOBILE DEVICES AND TABLETS, ONLINE VIDEO IS CONSIDERED THE SECOND BEST INFLUENCER WHEN MAKING KEY DECISIONS. 4 The next logical step is to capitalize on this element by creating video and audio content that is engaging and easily shared among your readers. There are a few common forms of video and audio content that are covered in the next few pages. 2.

11 VIDEOS 4+ Content Pieces Posts with videos attract 3 times more inbound links. Repurpose the what concept (typically the intro) from your ebook into a helpful video and post on YouTube, Vimeo or Wistia 3 Reasons You Should Start Using Personas Immediately 2. Repurpose the why concept (chapters -2) 3 Must-Haves for Persona Development 3. Repurpose the how concept (middle) Ask These Questions for Better Persona Development 4. Create a video interviewing an industry export Why Personas Really Matter: An Interview with [Industry Expert s Name] than plain text posts. 2 More than billion unique users visit YouTube each month. 3 To help search engines find your videos, they should be optimized when posting on your video host like YouTube. Use optimized keywords in your titles, tags, and descriptions in the metadata fields.

12 PODCASTS 5+ Content Pieces. Create blog posts of ebook announcement [New ebook] The Ultimate Guide to Inbound Marketing Personas 2. Repurpose the what (intro typically) concept from your ebook into a podcast 3 Reasons You Should Start Using Personas Immediately 3. Repurpose the why concept (chapters -2) 3 Must-Haves for Persona Development 4. Repurpose the how concept (middle) Ask These Questions for Better Persona Development. 5. Repurpose the steps to execute and examples (last chapter) typically 2. 5 Positive Results of Inbound Marketing Personas Since 2006, awareness of Podcasting has grown 05%. Podcast listeners have grown 63%. It s important to monitor your podcast s reach and trends. You can track these using online analytics tools like blip.tv. The app also makes it easy to upload your podcast to the itunes directory.

13 WEBINARS 4+ Content Pieces. Collect major themes for a webinar or webinar series - The Basics of Marketing Persona Development (pg.. 4) - The 3-Phase Persona Development Process (pg.. 8) - The Best Interview Questions to Ask for Your Marketing Team, Sales, Team, and Customers (pg.. 2) - Marketing Persona Development Workshop 2. Offer as a call-to-action or use for lead nurturing content 3 Must-Haves for Persona Development 6% of B2B marketers rate Webinars as the most effective content marketing tactic. Webinar slides are great way to add to your SEO strategy. When you upload them to a website, like SlideShare, use optimized keywords in the title, tag, and description in the metadata fields. 202/0/203-b2b-content-marketing-research/ 2.

15 WHAT S THE USE OF HAVING AN EXCEPTIONAL ebook IF YOU DON T PROMOTE IT? If no one knew about it, then that would defeat its purpose. Take advantage of your current customers and subscribers by sending out a promotional with snippets from your ebook. When someone does download your ebook, send follow up s to nurture that lead along the buyer s journey. And then there is always the trusty and popular news release you can create regarding the 3. launch of your ebook.

16 PROMOTIONAL S 3+ Content Pieces. Send ebook announcement 2. Send blog daily notification 3. Promote ebook in enewsletter marketing as a channel was the third overall lead generator source for marketers in 203, producing 3% of all leads. 2 For best results, segment your lists; personalize the with your name and the contact s name; and add an image, call-to-action, and social sharing buttons. 2 State of Inbound Marketing,

17 LEAD NURTURING S 4+ Content Pieces. Send with ebook download link (immediately) Your SmartBug Media Personas ebook 2. Send with blog posts or tips on the subject (3 days after E) How Did Your Personas Turn Out? 3. Send with MOFU content offer (3 days after E2) How Personas Dramatically Affect Your Content Offers 4. Send with BOFU content offer (3 days E3) Your Personalized Marketing Assessment Businesses that use marketing Automation to nurture prospects experience a 45% increase in qualified leads. Lead nurturing s should not exceed 8 s. Personalize s by sending them from a person (not an alias). For more best practices, download our free ebook on lead nurturing and workflows. 3. The Annuitas Group

18 NEWS RELEASES 2+ Content Pieces. Publish a news release on what the concept of the ebook and link to the landing page 2. Publish a news release on a perspective from the ebook and link to the landing page Press release engagement increases 55% with video links and 8% with embedded photos. Customize your news release titles to be dynamic and eye catching while still maintaining optimization of keywords /When-Press-Releases-Do-and-Don-t- Help-Your-Marketing.aspx

19 Social media has a 00% higher lead-to-close rate than outbound marketing. 4. Social Media

20 THERE ARE OVER 655 MILLION DAILY ACTIVE USERS ON FACeBook AND OVER 500 REGISTERED ACCOUNTS IN TWITTER. Those numbers alone should persuade you that social media is the next frontier in reaching your audience. The next few pages will offer tips and guidance on how to promote your ebook via the various social media channels. 4.

22 FACeBook 0+ Content Pieces On FaceBook, photos perform. Post time for ebook announcement 2. Post time for each blog post 3. Post time for each chapter - Statistics - Quotes - Reviews Best for likes, comments, and shares as compared to text, video and links. FaceBook is inherently an image sharing tool, so having an engaging and relevant image with your link is extremely important and more likely to get shares. 4. get-more-likes-comments-and-shares-on- FaceBook.html#

23 LINKEDIN 0+ Content Pieces. Post time for ebook announcement 2. Post time for each blog post 43% of all marketers have found a customer via LinkedIn in Post time for each chapter - Statistics - Quotes - Reviews 4. Take advantage of LinkedIn Groups. By involving yourself in the circles of your potential prospects, you can answer questions, share important articles and set yourself up to be thought leader in your industry. State of Inbound Marketing, 203

24 PINTEREST 0+ Content Pieces. Post time for ebook announcement 2. Post time for each blog post 3. Post time for each chapter - Statistics - Quotes - Reviews Pinterest generated more referral traffic for businesses than Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn combined. Whenever possible, create visual content to share. Statistics show that it engages readers and connects your brand more than plain text. Use a graphic designer or take classes on how to create high quality images /9-Reasons-You-Should-Include-Visual- Content-in-Your-Marketing-Data.aspx

25 INSTAGRAM 0+ Content Pieces. Post time for ebook announcement 2. Post time for each blog post 3. Post time for each chapter - Statistics - Quotes - Reviews 44% of users are more likely To engage with brands if they post pictures than any other media. Engagement from Instagram users is as much as 0 times greater than other platforms. 2 Post images that inspire and represent the core of your brand. Share a distinctive take on the world around you. Align your images with the interests of your personas rather than trying to sell to your followers. 4. Ways-Social-Media-Marketers-Should-Capitalize-on-the- Visual-Content-Revolution-INFOGRAPHIC.aspx 2 Ways-Social-Media-Marketers-Should-Capitalize-on-the- Visual-Content-Revolution-INFOGRAPHIC.aspx

26 GOOGLE+ 0+ Content Pieces. Post time for ebook announcement 2. Post time for each blog post Websites using the + Button generate 3.5 times the Google+ visits than sites without the button Post time for each chapter - Statistics - Quotes - Reviews Make sure to link up your Google+ account so your blogs are posted using Google Authorship. It adds your photo and byline to the search results, and studies show this is a big help to getting clicked. State of Inbound Marketing,

27 SLIDESHARE+ 4+ Content Pieces. Post SlideShare for each webinar 4. Reports 60 million monthly visitors and 30 million page views. Among the top 200 websites visited in the world. 2 Presentations are usually skimmed, not read. Focus on stretching out your presentation by including less content per slide. Also, your cover page is your ad, so spend time on making the image and headline engaging

28 A strong corporate brand image will boost your stock price by an average of 5-7%. 5. Branding

30 SIGNATURE 2+ Content Pieces. Post link to ebook landing page 2. Post link to blog 48% of marketers build a New landing page for each marketing campaign. 2 Don t overwhelm your reader 5. facts.htm 2 registration-form-optimization-steps.html 3 with too much contact information. Include only a few links; the more choices you offer, the more choices you offer, the less likely any of them will be clicked. And make sure these links are active. 3

31 BUSINESS CARD 2+ Content Pieces. Post link to ebook landing page 2. Post link to blog For every 2,000 business cards distributed, a company s sales will increase by 2.5%. 2 Consider using a QR code to lead the recipient to your landing page or blog. In this way, you ll be able to track the rate in which your card compels people to action. (QR codes are free to generate) 5. business-cards-stats.html

32 40% of people will respond better to visual information than plain text. 6. Visual Content

33 PEOPLE TEND TO BE IMPATIENT. They pretty much expect you to cut to the chase. By creating an infographic, you give them the information in a big picture format. It is a way to present information and data in a visual manner which can be more engaging than typical written form. 6.

34 INFOGRAPHICS + Content Pieces. Breakdown a piece of content in to its simplest part, and provide as a graphic representation ebook Example 2. Post on social media and/or include a blog Publishers who use infographics grow in traffic an average of 2% more than those who don t. 2 Start with the most powerful piece of data so that your readers are immediately hooked

35 9% of B2B marketers use content marketing. 7. Additional Content

36 THE NEXT FEW PAGES INCLUDE ADDITIONAL USEFUL IDEAS ON DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION; however, they may not pertain to your market or fit the material of your ebook. 7.

37 WHITE PAPERS + Content Pieces. Create white papers advocating for key buyer persona decisions How Personas Increase Sales by Focusing Marketing and Sales Efforts 2. Offer as a call-to-action and use lead nurturing content 80% of business decisions makers prefer to get company information in a series of articles versus an advertisement. 2 White papers are the most influential content marketing tools, and some of them most time consuming. Consider hiring a company that specializes in white papers to create high-quality content for your personas /0/203-b2b-content-marketing-research/ 2

38 CASE STUDIES 2+ Content Pieces. Create case studies that highlight a company s problem, it s solutions and its results [Company Name] Sees XX% Conversion Rate Increase by Implementing Personas [Company Name] Sees XX% Month-Over-Month in Lead Generations after Persona Development 2. Offer as a call-to-action and use lead nurturing content 80% of business decisions makers prefer to get company information in a series of articles versus an advertisement. 2 Case Studies should be formatted like a compelling and relevant story with a solution. 7.

40 If after reading this ebook you are truly inspired to take action and repurpose your own ebook, but find that you do not have the time nor the expertise, consider contacting SmartBug Media for a complimentary Marketing Assessment. We d love to help you. Request a Free Marketing Assessment

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